2014 Jupiter Images

Web Camera Images

Capture Notes: Philips SPC900 NC web camera, unless otherwise indicated, with an IR blocking filter. 8 inch Meade LXD55 SCT and 3X barlow. K3CCDTools version 1 was used to record the videos unless otherwise indicated. Camera settings recorded with WcCrtl unless otherwise indicated.
Processing Notes: Final processing has been done using Registax version 4 for stacking, Astra Image for removing diagonal bands through Fast Fourier Transform edits and for applying deconvolution. PhotoShop CS2 or Paint Shop Pro 9 have been used for adjusting levels, curves and color, while Neat Image is used for digital noise removal.

March 26, 2014 at 1:15 UT.

Camera settings: 1/33 second exposure, brightness: 50%, gamma 0%, saturation 100%, gain: 41%. 300 frames stacked. Seeing was average (~3 out of 5). Angular diameter 39.2".

March 20, 2014 at 1:53 UT.

The Great Red Spot is visible at the lower left. Camera settings: 1/33 second exposure, brightness: 50%, gamma 0%, saturation 100%, gain: 41%. 450 frames stacked. Seeing was average (~3 out of 5). Angular diameter 39.9".

March 15, 2014 at 2:10 UT.

Io is visible to the left of Jupiter's disk and the Great Red Spot is just emerging from around the limb at the lower left. Camera settings: 1/33 second exposure, brightness: 50%, gamma 0%, saturation 100%, gain: 41%. 350 frames stacked. Seeing was good (~4 out of 5). Angular diameter 40.6".